Daniel Plants of Triadelphia, W.Va., fell to his death on Sept. 24 while working to dismantle a storm-damaged tower in East Deer Township, Pa., a suburb of Pittsburgh.

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Daniel Plants of Triadelphia, W.Va., fell to his death on Sept. 24 while working to dismantle a storm-damaged tower in East Deer Township, Pa., a suburb of Pittsburgh.

According topressreports, Plants was an experienced tower climber who worked regularly on tower sites in the Pittsburgh area over the past 30 years. He was about half-way up the 200-foot tower when he fell and he was working alone.

Although he was wearing a safety harness and other rigging gear, it was unclear if it was attached at the time of the fall. OSHA is investigating the accident.